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Where does “medъ” come from?

medъ (Proto-Slavic) comes from Proto-Balto-Slavic médu, from Proto-Indo-European médʰu — honey; honey wine, mead.

Ancestry of “medъ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Balto-Slavicméduhoney
2Proto-Indo-Europeanmédʰuhoney; honey wine, mead

Words derived from “medъ”

  • медовый
  • мёд
  • miodokwiat
  • miód
  • miodowy
  • med
  • мед
  • med
  • medový
  • мед
  • медар
  • медарка
  • медарница
  • мед
  • med
  • мёд
  • медъ
  • mjod
  • měd
  • мёд
  • med
Every word from Proto-Indo-European médʰu →